Government Agency Matched Networking Hosts
Government agencies show growing presence year-over-year at SAME's Small Business Conference in order to meet their small business contracting needs with small, disadvantaged, HUBZone, veteran-owned, woman-owned, and service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses. Small businesses are given an unparalleled opportunity to network face-to-face and speak openly with contracting officers and small business liaisons from USACE Districts, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, and other government agencies. View the list below to see the participating agencies.
*The list will be updated as information is confirmed.
| Participating Government Agency Matched Networking Hosts | |||||||||||
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| Division | Representative Name | Title | |||||||||
| 502nd CONS - JBSA Lackland Air Force DoD | Adriana Kuhr Christal Jackson Kimberly Mata |
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| Air Force Civil Engineer Center Strategic Acquisition and Category Management Directorate (AFCEC CCL) | Dr. Jacklyn Crews Pujol Efrem Rivers Thomas Hedrick |
Acting Director Program Manager Program Manager |
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| Defense Contract Audit Agency | Lashia Cooper | Financial Liaison Advisor | |||||||||
| Defense Logistics Agency | Janel Thompson | Management Analyst | |||||||||
| Department of State - AQM (Area of focus: AE & Construction) |
James Waggoner Jennifer Leung Lori Botkin Canuto "Phil" Campos Chrissie Fields Samantha Pakuwal |
Branch Chief Contracting Officer Contracting Officer Sr. Contracting Officer Contracting Officer Contracting Officer |
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| Department of State - OBO (Area of focus: REC/Small Business) |
Sharmeena Salam-Haughton Brent Derrick |
Branch Chief General Eng |
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| Department of State - OSDBU (Area of focus: Small Business) |
Dr. Anthony Josey | Procurement Analyst | |||||||||
| Department of Veterans Affairs | Roniece Ambrose | ||||||||||
| Department of Veterans Affairs | Angeleque Batkins | ||||||||||
| Department of Veterans Affairs | Dennis Becker | ||||||||||
| Department of Veterans Affairs | Noella Bond | ||||||||||
| Department of Veterans Affairs | David Bullerwell | ||||||||||
| Department of Veterans Affairs | Isabell Coad | ||||||||||
| Department of Veterans Affairs | Shea Colby | ||||||||||
| Department of Veterans Affairs | Beth Cook | ||||||||||
| Department of Veterans Affairs | Maria Cruz-Thompson | ||||||||||
| Department of Veterans Affairs | Steve Davis | ||||||||||
| Department of Veterans Affairs | Jared Detton | ||||||||||
| Department of Veterans Affairs | Hollie Dickey | ||||||||||
| Department of Veterans Affairs | Megan Dohm | ||||||||||
| Department of Veterans Affairs | John Ezell | ||||||||||
| Department of Veterans Affairs | Darien Fludd | ||||||||||
| Department of Veterans Affairs | Dominik Gammon | ||||||||||
| Department of Veterans Affairs | Ferdinand Gawaran | ||||||||||
| Department of Veterans Affairs | Chantel Guest | ||||||||||
| Department of Veterans Affairs | Phyllis Jackson | ||||||||||
| Department of Veterans Affairs | Willie Mae Johnson | ||||||||||
| Department of Veterans Affairs | Edward Kostolansky | ||||||||||
| Department of Veterans Affairs | Vangie Miller | ||||||||||
| Department of Veterans Affairs | Arnold Payne | ||||||||||
| Department of Veterans Affairs | Lynn Petit | ||||||||||
| Department of Veterans Affairs | Karen Rhodes | ||||||||||
| Department of Veterans Affairs | Tiffany Rivers | ||||||||||
| Department of Veterans Affairs | Harold Robbins | ||||||||||
| Department of Veterans Affairs | Shawn Shafer | ||||||||||
| Department of Veterans Affairs | Victoria Wayne | ||||||||||
| Department of Veterans Affairs: NCA | Auvorie Benson | Contracting Officer | |||||||||
| Department of Veterans Affairs: NCA | Mike Giaquinto | Contracting Officer | |||||||||
| Department of Veterans Affairs: NCA | Shane Hilts | Contracting Officer | |||||||||
| Department of Transportation | Natalie Rosa | Small Business Specialist - 8(a) & HUBZone Program Advocate | |||||||||
| DOD Air Force AFIMSC/SB | Debra Harber | Small Business Professional | |||||||||
| Federal Aviation Administration | Lelanie Rivera | ||||||||||
| Federal Reserve Board | Marleitha Williams | ||||||||||
| National Guard Bureau | Tom Dembowski | ||||||||||
| National Science Foundation | Majesty Campbell | ||||||||||
| NAVFAC HQ OSBP | Bianca Henderson | ||||||||||
| NAVFAC SE | Kimberly O'Brien | Supervisory Contract Specialist | |||||||||
| NSA Cybersecurity Collaboration Center | Rose Lenhart | ||||||||||
| Sandia National Laboratories | Patricia Brown | Supplier Diversity Advocate | |||||||||
| Texas Veterans Land Board | Mallory Morris | ||||||||||
| Ukraine State Special Transport Service (SSTS) | |||||||||||
| U.S. Department of Homeland Security/OSDBU | |||||||||||
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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Region 6 |
Debora Bradford |
Small and Disadvantaged Business Coordinator |
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| United States Agency for International Development | Charles Aycock | ||||||||||
| USACE Alaska District (Not available for appointments, but please visit booth 868) | Kathy Kinnett | Small Business Deputy | |||||||||
| USACE Albuquerque District | Stephanie Parra | SBP | |||||||||
| USACE Army Geospatial Center | Ernise Cummings | SBP | |||||||||
| USACE Baltimore District | Tamika Gray | Small Business Deputy | |||||||||
| USACE Buffalo District | Dorothy Jones | Small Business Deputy | |||||||||
| USACE Charleston District | Tonya Willis | Deputy | |||||||||
| USACE Engineering Research and Development Center | Kimberly Dulaney | ||||||||||
| USACE Fort Worth District | Ali Marshall | D, OSBP | |||||||||
| USACE Galveston District | Kay Riplinger-Baltz | D, OSBP | |||||||||
| USACE Humphreys Engineer Center for Support Activity | Monique Holmes | ||||||||||
| USACE Huntington District | Eileen Hodges | Small Business Deputy | |||||||||
| USACE Huntsville Engineering and Support Center | Nicole Boone | Deputy | |||||||||
| USACE Huntsville Engineering and Support Center | Bridget Carr-Patton | SBP | |||||||||
| USACE Huntsville Engineering and Support Center | Leander Young | Deputy | |||||||||
| USACE HQ |
Sherry Rone |
National Program Manager, Air Force Environmental Program | |||||||||
| USACE Jacksonville District | Kimberly Daniel-Ray | Deputy | |||||||||
| USACE Kansas City District | Arthur Saulsberry | Small Business Chief | |||||||||
| USACE Los Angeles District | Roger Minami | SBP | |||||||||
| USACE Los Angeles District | Eric Ravelli | SBP | |||||||||
| USACE Louisville District | Courtney Luckett | ||||||||||
| USACE Memphis District | Sherrie Cordi | Small Business Deputy | |||||||||
| USACE Mobile District | Sonya Rodgers | Deputy | |||||||||
| USACE Nashville District | Eulanda Scott-Shingleton | Small Business Deputy | |||||||||
| USACE New England District | Eva Marie Dantuono | Small Business Deputy | |||||||||
| USACE New Orleans District | David Willis | Small Business Deputy | |||||||||
| USACE Norfolk District | Cherie Kunze | Small Business Deputy | |||||||||
| USACE Pacific Ocean Division | TBD | Assistant Director | |||||||||
| USACE Philadelphia District | James Wood | Small Business Deputy | |||||||||
| USACE Portland District | Carol McIntyre | Small Business Chief | |||||||||
| USACE Rock Island District | Troy Robbins | Small Business Deputy | |||||||||
| USACE Sacramento District | Michelle Morales | SBP | |||||||||
| USACE Sacramento District | Vernon Simpkins | SBP | |||||||||
| USACE Savannah District | Jennifer Cavanagh | Small Business Deputy | |||||||||
| USACE Seattle District | Enshane Nomoto | Small Business Deputy | |||||||||
| USACE Southwestern Division | Melea Crouse | Assistant Director | |||||||||
| USACE St. Louis District | Ashanti Brown-Griffin | Small Business Deputy | |||||||||
| USACE St. Paul District | Christine Davis | Small Business Deputy | |||||||||
| USACE Tulsa District | Gene Snyman | D, OSBP | |||||||||
| USACE Vicksburg District | Demetric Erwin | Small Business Deputy | |||||||||
| USACE Walla Walla District | James Glynn | Small Business Deputy | |||||||||
